What it is about

Palo Alto Cortex XDR ist eine integrierte Sicherheitsplattform, die Endpunkte, Netzwerke und Cloud-Daten analysiert, um Bedrohungen zu erkennen, zu verhindern und zu untersuchen. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

• seine Privilegien zu erhöhen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM <31.0.58

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

• Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR Broker VM 31.0.58

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.